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Baby Names from 1899

339,234 registered births | 106,211 boys | 233,023 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1899

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
6,990 births
2 William
6,086 births
3 James
4,597 births
4 George
4,018 births
5 Charles
3,147 births
6 Joseph
2,679 births
7 Robert
2,609 births
8 Frank
2,550 births
9 Edward
1,901 births
10 Henry
1,831 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
13,172 births
2 Anna
5,115 births
3 Helen
5,048 births
4 Margaret
4,249 births
5 Ruth
3,912 births
6 Florence
3,314 births
7 Elizabeth
3,287 births
8 Marie
3,156 births
9 Ethel
2,999 births
10 Lillian
2,703 births

Top Unisex Names of 1899

Willie
1,088 boys 806 girls
Jessie
261 boys 1,081 girls
Marion
152 boys 973 girls
Francis
501 boys 101 girls
Lee
388 boys 94 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1899

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Pete
#242 → #186 (+56)
G Wilma
#232 → #181 (+51)

New to the Top 200 in 1899

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Wilma #181 Douglas #187 Cecilia #195 Roger #199 Juanita #199
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